It was a dark and stormy Halloween night…actually, it was. October in Sweden is really dark, and it wasn’t nighttime per se, but rather 3 pm which is quite night-like in terms of daylight. The kids and I were at the dentist’s office for my daughter’s wellness check-up. She opened her mouth wide, and we […]
By Carrie Elizabeth Akarslan You wouldn’t normally meet your boyfriend’s parents by going on a twelve-day tour of Japan together. Of course, our relationship doesn’t follow the “normal context, ” and so this is a story about how I met my Turkish boyfriend’s parents for the first time. I grew up on a small ranch […]
It has been a full 12 months since the publication of Knocked Up Abroad and I am celebrating by making it FREE to download on Amazon January 26-29, 2017. I want more readers, more reviews, and more people to discover the amazingness that is held within this book. It’s been a crazy year—two books published, one […]
Knocked Up Abroad Again: Baby Bumps, Twists, And Turns Around The Globe is the title of our new book baby. After months of collecting new stories for the book, we have over 20 mothers who have shared their stories for us to learn about the infinite ways in which women birth babies worldwide. As the second […]
Despite never having managed a professional sports team, I imagine that writing an anthology is somewhat similar. There is a bit of cheering from the sidelines, calling periodic team meetings, and encouraging your contributors to provide you their best work possible. First, let’s get the terminology down: A collection of stories versus an anthology. Some […]
This is an example of an amazing 5-star review a reader wrote on the book’s Amazon page. Wonderful reviews like this not only make me smile (that should be enough motivation, right?) but they also help other readers discover the book. If you’ve read the book and feel inspired to share your thoughts and opinions […]
After answering the question, “Why did you choose to self-publish?” numerous times, I thought writing down my thoughts would be easier than explaining this decision verbally. I discussed it a little with Hubert O’Hearn during our podcast interview and I wanted to expand on the topic a bit. After months of extensive research and […]